Former NCT member TaeilWhich was recently sentenced in a group rape, he officially presented an appeal. This also follows the previous decision of the accusation to contest the sentence, preparing the foundations for a second round of legal proceedings.
On July 15, public ministries filed an appeal to division 26 of the criminal agreement of the Court of the Central District of Soul, which managed the first trial. According to legal sources on 16, Talla’s’s Two accomplices also filed appeals.
The following day, July 16, Talla’s’s The legal representative also filed an appeal, confirming his intent to continue the legal battle.
Details of the crime and convictions
On July 10, the central district court of Soul found Taeil and his two culpable accomplices of almost aggravated rape pursuant to the law on the punishment of sexual crimes. Everyone was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and was taken into custody immediately after the verdict.
The Court also ordered:
- 40 hours of a sexual violence treatment program
- A five -year ban on working in institutions related to children and adolescents
In his sentence, the Court recognized that while the defendants had confessed, this occurred after sufficient evidence had already been collected and their identities confirmed. The Court said:
“Although the defendants turned and admitted to crime, at that point objective evidence had already been collected and they identified themselves. Taking into account all the conviction factors, the court imposes a sentence of three years and six months in prison.”
Summary of accidents
According to the accusation, the accident took place in June 2023. Taeil And his accomplices presumably raped a drunk foreign woman, identified as a tourist visiting South Korea.
Around 2:33, they met the victim in an Itaewon club, Yongsan-Gu, Seoul. After drinking with her, according to what reported the woman strongly intoxicated in a taxi and transported her to one of the residences of the accomplices to Bangbae-Dong, Seocho-Gu, where they committed the sexual assault.
Following the legal developments and the public repercussions, Taeil he retired from NCT. He also terminated his exclusive contract with Smeniorinmentmarking a quick and public separation both from the group and the label.
